A recent update this week to version 3.5 adds an unexpected and interesting new feature--searching through your phone's e-mail and address book as well as the Web--when you type or speak a name into the search bar.

Although the BlackBerry does have separate search functionality for the address book and in-box, Google's search app rolls them into one, and then tucks local phone search neatly into its free Web search app.

Learn more about contact and e-mail search in our First Look video (above) or in our review.

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Jessica Dolcourt reviews smartphones and cell phones, covers handset news, and pens the monthly column Smartphones Unlocked. A senior editor, she started at CNET in 2006 and spent four years reviewing mobile and desktop software before taking on devices.
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